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Transforming Fabric: Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth [Paperback]

Carolyn Dahl (Author)

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Early textile dyers signed oaths that they would not reveal any of the process. Fortunately, author Carolyn Dahl openly shares the secrets of dyeing, painting, and patterning beautiful cloth she has gleaned in art schools. This guide is the next best thing to having a master artist in the studio. Entertaining stories awaken memories of childhood colouring books, leaf prints, ironon designs and the tie-dyed T-shirts most of us experienced at some point in our lives. Readers will be inspired as they follow step-by-step photographs and instructions full of hints and secrets for using luminous colour to transform white cloth into artistic masterpieces. Connoisseurs of the decorative arts and those who are merely curious about the fabrics they wear and use in everyday life will find much to interest them.

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Carolyn A. Dahl's work has been featured in American Craft, Southwest Art, Houston Home and Garden, Quilting Today, Better Homes and Gardens Quilting Ideas and more. Besides her studio work she has also appeared as a featured guest on the television show Carol Duvall.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to My Fabric Painting Resource Library, Mar 29 2006
By Terri Ackerman "Editor In Cognito" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Transforming Fabric: Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth (Paperback)
I've already collected a number of painting/dyeing/surface design books for working with fabric, and this makes an excellent addition. I don't think it could stand alone as the be-all and end-all, but it is comprehensive in the sense that the author presents all kinds of ideas and inspiration, as well as photographs and instructions/resources. The one thing I might have found more helpful would be greater detail in the steps she took to achieve certain results. Although she does offer descriptions, it seems that sometimes steps and/or details of the process are missing.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, Sep 21 2005
By B. Johnston "knowledge sponge" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Transforming Fabric: Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth (Paperback)
I have read many "how to books" that are advertisments for their

products or books bragging about their wonderful artwork but this book tells all! It is very easy to understand and tells

exactly how to get the results wanted. What a refreshing change!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Explains why, Jan 7 2006
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This review is from: Transforming Fabric: Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth (Paperback)
This book is particularly strong on explaining the theories behind the different fabric types and why they react as they do to dyes and paints. Some of the instructions are very clear and good photos of stamps and other printing techniques. I found the finished items and cloth a bit messy - not really my style. But a good addition to the library.
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